AUTHOR 'S POV
A gentle breeze blowed and breathes peace into her soul. Nature was at its best. Trees tool fresh and lovely, the grass looks green and the flowers wear a lovely hue. The air is laden with its rich fragrance. The birds perched on the branches of trees sing merry notes.Sitting under the tree in their garden, Anjali and her brother were busy enjoying their morning coffee talking about random things."Soo! now tell me is this stressing you ? shall we add few more employees to the company?shall I send few of my clients to you? Selva asked taking small sips from his cup of coffeeAhh yes! Say hello to Anjali's brother SELVA KUMAR a businessman, a successful oneAnjali have recently started a event organising company! a small one with just two employees working on it and they are none other than her friends and of course partners in the firm ! and so now her brother wants to help her with the company by his influence which she was against and will not let it happen!It was her company and she should work hard and if she just use her brother's influence then what's the use of her having a brain?"God! I really hate swetha's school more than she hates it" SHILPA told as she took a seat next to selvaShe is Anjali's sister in law! Her brother's wife and Swetha is her daughterSelva immediately passed her the coffee cup which was on the table If there is something Anjali was jealous of her brother,then it's his love life !God! the way they both love each other and thoese secret glances they steal from each other!Anjali was a secret shipper of them!She wonder if she would ever find a person who would look at her with love in his eyes!LOVE! Something she have always craved for!She had everything with her! She had her brother who loves her to the moon and back but Anjali wanted something else , she wanted someone to love her , she wanted someone to fall for her soul not just for her physical appearanceTaking a deep breath ,she shrugged out the thoughts and looked at the bundle of joy who was sleeping peacefully on shilpa's lap."And yea! Before I forget Anjali you have a date tonight" Shilpa told"Not again please! This is like 3rd date in this month"Complaining she stood up from the chair and looked at Shilpa with a pout"I am completely innocent here! ask your brother"Shilpa told and moved out from the gardenAnjali's eyes immediately went to her brother who was hiding behind the newspaper!"Trust me! I will kick you if you just keep on playing cupid in my life" Anjali told in a serious tone which only caused Selva to laugh"What can I do? You won't date anyone but sulk and complain about other people who are in love "Selva told"So me like a good brother is trying to set you up with someone" Selva told and Anjali slapped her forehead for being born with a brother like him."Love should not be forced my dear brother, trust me when the right time comes it will find its way to me! And till then no matter how many dates you set up! It's gone be a total waste" Anjali told as she grabbed the biscuits on the plate and started walking towards the house."Does that mean you don't want a arrange marriage ? Or are you saying you wanna love marriage?" Selva asked running behind herAnjali stopped and looked at him!"It's not like that! It's all about the person! I do believe in arrange marriage ! If the person matches my vibe and If i feel that 'This is the man' then I won't hesitate to marry even today " Anjali told and started walking back to her room leaving a confused Selva who was wondering what actually she told!Here, Anjali fell back on her bedSHe sometimes is lazy and right now her bed was so warm and cozy that she never wanted to wake up but then no shilpa walked in .She opened the dressing table drawer and pulled out two pairs of earnings and looked at Anjali confused."The left one will look beautiful on you" Anjali toldShe looked so pretty in her sky blue colour saree and thoese jasmine flowers adorned on her hair bun was making her look breathtaking."Miss anjali is requested to start getting ready " she told with a smile dancing on her face ."I don't wanna come" Anjali told as she stretched her hands and legs"It's venkatesh uncle 's son's wedding Anjali and of course you know how important they are for your brother so now get ready" Shilpa toldAnjali 's parents passed away in an accident when she was 15 years old ,and it was venkatesh selva's boss who helped them after it.If not venkatesh! Selva was sure no one would have helped them in that moment ,so he was and is grateful to him ."Ladies ladies ! better start getting ready or else we will surely run late to the wedding " Selva told as he came into the room with Swetha in his arms._________________________________Sighing Anjali got up and walked into the washroom and did her morning chores and took a short warm shower and came out quickly.Shilpa helped her to wear a saree because she was not a girl who normally wears saree but today she just wanted to try out those 6 meter long clothes which were resting in my cupboard from a long timeShe wore a plain yellow colour cotton saree and left her hairs free and pulled two straps of her hair and pinned it with a clip!Wearing her favourite lip tintAnjali was all ready for the function!Adjusting her saree one last time she walked out from the room and saw her brother and swetha and joined them happily.Not knowing what this wedding is gone change her life into.AUTHOR ‘S POV It was late at night and finally, after all the shopping, Anjali and her family were returning to the car. Kumar had already left with his parents, so now it was just Anjali, Arun, Selva, and Shilpa.Selva took up the driving seat and just when the rest of them were about to enter the car, Anjali gasped.“Oh my God? I think I left my handbag in the trial room!” she yelled “I’ll quickly go grab it and come,” Anjali said and started running towards the mall.“Girl wait!” Shilpa yelled running behind her to accompany her And now it was just the pure awkward silence between Selva and Arun who sat beside each other in the car. Unable to take the silent atmosphere, Arun leaned to the window pretending to sleep, while Selva tapped on the steering wheel waiting for his girls to return. Selva turned back to see Swetha asleep and a bag of chocolates Kumar brought to Anjali which she did not even touched it yet, not even out of curiosity.He let out a deep breath and looked at
AUTHOR’s POVAnjali took a deep breath and nodded as if it were the only thing that would shut her relatives, who had now shown up for an engagement. Although there were only a handful of people, it was still draining Anjali physically to keep up with them.Especially now that she is sitting between at least 40 different sarees.“It's okay, Anjali! You don't have to choose between these. We’ll see some other options later tomorrow. You go rest,” Shilpa said, and Anjali nodded thankfully. Shilpa saw Anjali stand up and walk upstairs to her room, all tired, dull and drained, every fibre in her body hated her husband for doing this to Anjali.She was there when the first time Anjali agreed to marry Arun, for the sake of Selva yet again she is here watching Anjali say yes to Kumar’s proposal.As if this were the moment, Selva has been going the extra mile to do everything lavishly. Shilpa hated herself for how useless she was. But what was she supposed to do? Honestly she can but she f
Author’s Pov Anjali nodded as she took another sip from the gin in front of her.Somewhere, her head started to hurt a little, but she fought back, as she was now sitting on a date with Kumar.Things happened in the last two days and here she was on a second date with him for no reason. When she told about Kumar’s proposal to her family. Like always she found her brother the stupid cupid an extra happy and her sister in law Shilpa, nodded it off but then her extended family… someone who managed to steal that spot of her life stayed quiet and that bothered her a lot.Arun, for some reason Anjali wanted to know his thoughts, a Question from him or at least a goddamn reaction but then he turned off soon quiet and it felt soo wrong. Especially now that she knows Arun is married, not just married but in love, so much love that he was roaming around with her toe ring on his finger.She was curious about this lucky lady who married Arun but was even more curious to know where she is now.
Author’s povArun nodded his head for the 100th time. His hands fisted into a tight ball, and his teeth might break off if he didn’t stop gritting them.His bakery has never felt this suffocated! Not even when there was a 20-person queue standing out once to buy his croissants on a busy Sunday.But now that he sat across from Anjali and Selva beside her, listening to them rant about Kumar, it felt like someone was quietly cutting his oxygen supply. “So you don't have anything now?” Arun asked quickly to Anjali quickly, earning a glare from Selva. “Was. Past tense. Over. Gone. Died. Buried.” Anjali yelled at him while Arun smirked at SelvaA loud mind voice of hid “Look at my wife, declaring her dead feelings for her stupid crush” Arun looked at Selva with a proud smirk dancing on his lips.“Then why did you agree to this date?!” Selva asked ignoring Arun “Because you wanted me to give this a try, Selva, and you have never asked for anything all my life! And this date might be a me
Author’s Pov Arun stood outside her mansion leaning on his car and waiting for Anjali to arrive.Oh yeah, his car! 6 months ago he got his first car from his savings a small four seater in which he would have taken Anjali 100 rounds but what was it? When she said ‘Congratulations’ not ‘I am proud of you Arun’ Still, he was just a friend to her! How rude was life to him?! Right now he patiently waited for Selva to leave the mansion so that he could get in and call Anjali.They are going to an amusement park. God knows why he even agreed to come with her when he didn't even like these things, but how could he ever say to his ‘Anju’, his once-wife, now her forgotten husband, who now thinks he is nothing but just her friend?Selva’s car passed by his! And Arun let a deep breath out.It wasn't fear, it was his idea of holding back himself. How dare he even propose an idea of letting some man date his wife? But Arun was also sure that Selva would never stop with this.But what was lov
Author's Pov 4 months laterA hard smack on the shuttlecock from her racket and Arun even if he could hit it back 100 times harder, simply touched it with his racket.After all, it was his wife who was playing opposite him."Hey, Arun! Did you bring some maroons ?"Anjali asked as she kept playing with him "Yes, Anjali! I kept it on the table for you," he answered, still playing with her.It's funny how this is their normal conversation while they both have the most intense conversation about life.Life has always been cruel to Arun and nothing less for Anjali! At First, she grew up without her parents but was lucky to have a good brother. Suddenly, she was married off to a stranger and later pushed out of his house.Everything life threw on her face she handled it with grace but now that it was something out of her hand she had no say.She simply endured it.When Anjali woke up from her coma four months ago! She looked straight at Arun and asked 'Who are you?' Arun's world scatter